Women, Indigenous and Black people account for a growing proportion of Vancouver’s record homeless population, according to a report headed to city council on Tuesday.

The numbers are drawn from the 2025 Metro Vancouver homeless count, conducted over a 24-hour period in March of last year, but drills down into Vancouver-specific data and provides a more detailed snapshot of the lives of unhoused people in the city.

Council is set to hear the report for information, but isn’t slated to vote on any policy changes.

Vancouver’s homeless population hit a record high of 2,715 last year, up 12 per cent from 2023, according to the report from the city’s general manager of arts, culture and community services.